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MIAMI (Feb. 22, 2014) — The FIU men's basketball team (13-15, 5-8 C-USA) dropped a 77-65 decision to the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (15-12, 10-3 C-USA) on Saturday, Feb. 22, from FIU Arena.

Senior Tymell Murphy led all scorers with 19 points on 6-of-13 shooting. The Brooklyn, N.Y., native also grabbed a team-high seven rebounds. Redshirt junior Dennis Mavin added 18 points going 3-of-6 from the floor and 11-of-14 from the free-throw line, while redshirt senior Rakeem Buckles poured in 10 point and grabbed six rebounds. 

The Panthers finished the afternoon shooting 34.5 percent (19-of-55) from the floor and were 5-of-15 from the beyond the arc (33.3 percent). Tulsa ended the contest, shooting 45.7 percent from the floor (21-of-46) and drained 4-of-12 from downtown (33.3 percent). Tulsa out-rebounded FIU, 46-27, and held a 30-24 edge in points in the paint.

A 15-3 run by Tulsa to start the second half gave the Golden Hurricane a lead they would never  relinquish. Ultimately, Tulsa out-scored FIU 49-30 in the final 20 minutes to erase a seven point Panther lead at the half. 

In the first 20 minutes, FIU was led by Murphy, who had 11 points and four rebounds. Redshirt sophomore Cody Mann also added eight points as FIU shot 37.5 percent from the floor and from three-point land in the first half. 

FIU will travel to Hattiesburg, Miss., to take on the Southern Miss Golden Eagles on Thursday, Feb. 27. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET with the game being broadcast on CSS.  

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About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports. Athletic events are played in seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including U.S. Century Bank Arena and Alfonso Field at FIU Stadium.

About FIU: Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. Its colleges and schools offer more than 180 bachelor¹s, master¹s and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida¹s anchor institutions, FIU is Worlds Ahead in its local and global engagement, finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded 200,000 degrees and enrolls 50,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU,visithttp://www.fiu.edu/.